An Everyday Disaster

By Hillary Mitchell

On the edge,

Staring down at worn sneakers

Barely on the concrete,

Fingertips hovering on rusty rails.

How many other souls stood here too?

Contemplating the plunge of life and death,

A simple breeze the wrong direction.

Then suddenly, you're hurtling toward the end.

Perhaps they never hesitated.

Yet somehow, we all know they did.

Each one stood and debated the pros and cons

Justifying their next move toward oblivion.

Despite all being tainted with the same darkness,

We insist that alone is all we'll ever be.

Gulping desperately at fresh air, only to find

Mildewed hopes and dreams abandoned

Revolted with ourselves,

We allow that final push

Into Death's warm embrace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 16, 2023
• ISBN: 9781645844969

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An Everyday Disaster

Hillary Mitchell

Copyright © 2023 Hillary Mitchell

All rights reserved

First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING

Conneaut Lake, PA

First originally published by Page Publishing 2023

ISBN 978-1-64584-495-2 (pbk)

ISBN 978-1-64584-496-9 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

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A special thanks to the people who have supported me through the six years it took for this book to actually come to life. Without the support of my wonderful father, James, my second moms, Helen, Dawna, and Debbie; my mother, Inez; and my amazing boyfriend, Clinton, this book wouldn't be possible. Thank you for reading every scrape of paper shoved in your face and supporting me through it all.

About the Author

A special thanks to the people who have supported me through the six years it took for this book to actually come to life. Without the support of my wonderful father, James, my second moms, Helen, Dawna, and Debbie; my mother, Inez; and my amazing boyfriend, Clinton, this book wouldn't be possible. Thank you for reading every scrape of paper shoved in your face and supporting me through it all.

Wings aren't always meant to fly,

While villains aren't always meant to die.

However, when I stand here with you,

None of it ever seems true.

Maybe because you're my villain,

And I can't get away.

Because I'm made of porcelain.

I won't use my wings to fly,

As long as you promise not to die.

I thought I loved you.

I swore up and down that we would spend the rest of our lives together, but apparently, I was wrong.

You were cheating the entire time.

You left me for her and lied to my face about it.

You didn't give a shit about me.

You wanted someone to waste time with,

Someone to whisper what you wanted to hear while you waited.

I prayed to a god I didn't believe in that you would come back.

But you never did…

I thought I loved you,

So much so that I waited for you to come around.

And then I met him.

He helped heal me.

He doesn't realize it,

But he fixed me in ways you never could.

So while you wasted time and energy on her,

I